It was a good run, but El Capitan/Centennial Academy unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Saturday. They lost 16-0 to the Desert Christian Eagles. El Capitan/Centennial Academy was red-hot at the plate headed into the contest (they scored no less than ten runs in the four matches prior) but Desert Christian's pitchers proved too tough.
For Desert Christian's part, Bennett Vondrak made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Vondrak has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than ten strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Vondrak was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Desert Christian got a big performance out of Cruz Smith, who scored three runs while going 1-for-2. Ethan Craig was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
El Capitan/Centennial Academy's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-4. As for Desert Christian, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 17-3.
As of now, neither El Capitan/Centennial Academy nor Desert Christian have any future games scheduled.
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